OneLiner — June 18, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring Big (1988), Notting Hill (1999), The Departed (2006).
I wish I were big.
Answer: Big ()
Tom Hanks beat out Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, and several others for the lead role. The famous piano scene at FAO Schwarz used a giant electronic floor piano built specifically for the film, and Hanks practiced for weeks to perform 'Heart and Soul.'
I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.
Answer: Notting Hill ()
Richard Curtis wrote the film as a thought experiment about what would happen if a famous American actress wandered into his own ordinary life. The travel-bookshop set was inspired by a real shop on Notting Hill's Portobello Road, which still operates today.
I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy.
Answer: The Departed ()
Martin Scorsese's first and only Best Director Oscar despite seven previous nominations at that point. The film is an American remake of the 2002 Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs. Mark Wahlberg earned a Supporting Actor nomination for delivering this line.